At last the axe has fallen, nob at the root of the trek, unfortunately, but only on the political neck of Lit T'iao-yuen. His successor, Gen. Ma Lien-chia, Zudi, who makes his headquarters at Pengpu has not yet come to take up the duties of governor. It is reported that he will not come in person but will send. a subordinate to look after the civil affairs while he devotes himself to' the more serious matters, centred about Pengpu, such og military and opium.
The bureau of provincial police has already been filled with Mr. Hsu Hung-i, one of the leading local gentry, but the other offic-jai positions, report has it, are to the filled with lesser military lights. The office of Tso Yin is to be abolished altogether from. January 1.
The long struggle between the Governor's yamen and the educat tional elements thas finally come to an end with a dismal defeat for the schools which are now closing and the students, returning to their homes. Two of the larger schools, the First Industrial and First Normal, have already closed and it is said that it is only a matter of a few days til] all of the Government schools will be empty. The teachers have been unable to get any salary for months past. It now seems fai ly certain that the cause lies in a secret mandate from President Tsao Kun who was so angered at the violence done his parliamentary henchmen by the students of Anhui that he has taken this method of getting even, ordering all funds for educational purposes here to be stopped.
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